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meantime, president obama saw the damage on the jersey shore firsthand. during the tour, the president pledged federal support for the long haul. >>> right now, local utility crews are close to restoring power to just about everybody who lost electricity during sandy. dominion virginia power has the most work ahead of it. about 3,100 of its customers still in the dark. pepco has restored power to virtually all of its customers, reporting just 13 without power. novak has restored power to all but about 380 of its customers. >> the lack of power is keeping several schools in our area closed. students from four schools will get another day off, lotion elementary, southern middle. chapel forge early childhood center in prince george's county is also without power. all schools in pendleton county are closed because of power issues. >>> there is still much to be done in the wake of hurricane sandy and some of the devastation is still unfolding. in woodbridge, new jersey, some 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked, it's mixing in with the water that leads to
meantime, president obama saw the damage on the jersey shore firsthand. during the tour, the president pledged federal support for the long haul. >>> right now, local utility crews are close to restoring power to just about everybody who lost electricity during sandy. dominion virginia power has the most work ahead of it. about 3,100 of its customers still in the dark. pepco has restored power to virtually all of its customers, reporting just 13 without power. novak has restored power...
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president obama will be here later today. he will be surveying the damage along the jersey shore along with governor chris christie. officers tell me that this bridge will likely not be open until friday at the very earliest. later today they will resume efforts to rescue anyone there on the jersey shore. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins has your weather channel forecast. bill, we know sandy is a much different storm than it was before. it's still moving. >> the damage is done. what was amazing yesterday is the winds and the weather from kentucky to tennessee all the way up to the great lakes was affected by this hurricane that made landfall in new jersey. unheard of storm. it was such a broad storm. you saw the devastation. the insurance numbers and the cost estimates to the economy is just going to be staggering for a category 1 hurricane. it appears that we'll easily make the top five list, possibly somewhere up here with hurricane andrew. these numbers are adjusted with inflation. will ma, ike were category 3 storm. andr
president obama will be here later today. he will be surveying the damage along the jersey shore along with governor chris christie. officers tell me that this bridge will likely not be open until friday at the very earliest. later today they will resume efforts to rescue anyone there on the jersey shore. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins has your weather channel forecast. bill, we know sandy is a much different storm than it was before. it's still moving. >> the damage is done....
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. >>> obama, romney, and countless political candidates across the nation present their final arguments on who you should vote for them this final weekend before election day. plus new details during what really happened during the 9/11 plus new details during what really happened during the 9/11 benghazi terror attack. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. a horrific week for the northeast and mid-atlantic states continues to unfold. 94 people are confirmed dead in the u.s. from sandy. minutes ago we learned the number of power outages has gone down to 3.5 million. at the height of the blackout, 8 million people had no power. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's statin island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers. a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodies were found in a marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out by rising waters during the hurricane. >>> people living on that island told nbc's ann curry support has been far too slow in coming. >>
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. >>> obama, romney, and countless political candidates around the nation present their final arguments on who you should vote for and why you should vote for them this final weekend before election day. >>> plus, the final details of what really happened on the 9/11 benghazi terror attack. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, november 2nd, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. a horrific week for the northeast and mid-atlantic states continues to unl fold. 94 people are confirmed dead in the u.s. from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power, but that is down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's statin island where the super storm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers. a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodies were found in a marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out by rising waters during the hurricane. >>> people living on that island told nbc's ann curry, support has been far too slow in coming. >> every single person on this block lost everything.
. >>> obama, romney, and countless political candidates around the nation present their final arguments on who you should vote for and why you should vote for them this final weekend before election day. >>> plus, the final details of what really happened on the 9/11 benghazi terror attack. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, november 2nd, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. a horrific week for the northeast and mid-atlantic...
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obama is clinging to a two-point advantage. on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day that showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: again, live now in new hampshire, governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be back here on monday, lester. it gives you a good sense of just how close this race is nationally. it remains a dead heat with four electoral votes in this state, ear one of those places that either one of these places can afford to let go. >> peter alexander, thanks. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning. good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, lester. >> 50 states but this campaign is down to just a handful of them.
obama is clinging to a two-point advantage. on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day that showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: again, live now in new hampshire, governor romney will...
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president obama still really tied up with dealing with the storm. so the campaign is back on sort of. we've got paul ryan who is back out in wisconsin today. vice president biden in florida, and so is governor romney. he's got three stops in florida today. he was in ohio yesterday collecting supplies and thanking supporters for helping those storm victims and also avoiding questions about fema, the federal emergency management agency and their response to the storm. meantime, president obama probably won't be back on the campaign trail until tomorrow in colorado at the earliest. today, as you mentioned, he's visiting new jersey and getting a pat on the pack from new jersey governor chris christie who says the president has done an outstanding job so far with the recovery effort after the storm. meantime, the president will not be visiting new york city. mayor bloomberg says they have a lot to do in terms of trying to handle a presidential visit at this time. >> thanks so much. let's get back to sandy, two of the three major airports serving the new
president obama still really tied up with dealing with the storm. so the campaign is back on sort of. we've got paul ryan who is back out in wisconsin today. vice president biden in florida, and so is governor romney. he's got three stops in florida today. he was in ohio yesterday collecting supplies and thanking supporters for helping those storm victims and also avoiding questions about fema, the federal emergency management agency and their response to the storm. meantime, president obama...
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. >>> in atlantic city president obama was met by new jersey governor chris christie. after the two leaders surveyed the damage along the jersey shore, the president vowed he wouldn't tolerate red tape. >> i've instituted a 15-minute rule essentially on my team. you return everybody's phone calls in 15 minutes, whether it's the mayor's, the governors, the county officials, if they need something, we figure out a way to say yes. >> during one of his stop, governor christie found more victims in utter despair. >> i just want everybody to get help. >> yeah. >> they don't deserve it. look at their house, our house, everything is gone. >> yeah. >> i've never in ten years had water in my house. >> that's horrible. in new york the desperate race to get america's biggest city back up and running continues. water is being pumped out of the subway system. officials in new york and connecticut say the subway rail system that millions depend on will start returning today though on a very limited basis. >>> and it is an amazing but eerie sight. much of the skyline of lower manhatta
. >>> in atlantic city president obama was met by new jersey governor chris christie. after the two leaders surveyed the damage along the jersey shore, the president vowed he wouldn't tolerate red tape. >> i've instituted a 15-minute rule essentially on my team. you return everybody's phone calls in 15 minutes, whether it's the mayor's, the governors, the county officials, if they need something, we figure out a way to say yes. >> during one of his stop, governor christie...
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>> yay. >> oh. >> she called him bronc obama. >> she's an independent. i feel like she does. >> apparently they were listening to npr at the time and the people from npr went to her house and apologized with a t-shirt, they were sorry. there's another picture of her, like, hey, with her t-shirt. >>> good news if you have power you can watch a horror flick because that can lead to weight loss, so if you're trying to find something to do positive. >> get this, if you're sitting watching a horror movie one of the really scary ones it is the equivalent of the calories you would burn if you walked for half an hour. >> and one of them is the most. the most calories burned would be "the shining." they say it's because your heartbeat gets up so high and it's racing, racing, racing. >> pounding. >> but if you've seen the movie before it doesn't. >> you know what is coming. the second one is "jaws." >> 150 calories apparently. >> "jaws" used to look scary but now it looks dumb. >> it looks electric. >> you can't believe you were ever afraid of it, right? >> the on
>> yay. >> oh. >> she called him bronc obama. >> she's an independent. i feel like she does. >> apparently they were listening to npr at the time and the people from npr went to her house and apologized with a t-shirt, they were sorry. there's another picture of her, like, hey, with her t-shirt. >>> good news if you have power you can watch a horror flick because that can lead to weight loss, so if you're trying to find something to do positive. >>...
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after diverting his efforts to manage the recovery following super storm sandy, president obama is back on the campaign trail today. the commander in chief wednesday in new jersey touring the devastation along the coastline. but he's making up for time today. his republican challenger mitt romney spends the day campaigning in virginia. more than 19 million people have already cast early ballots, but those, of course, won't be counted until november 6th. >>> state prosecutors in pennsylvania are reportedly announcing criminal charges against former long time penn state president graham spanier. they are based on e-mails in which spanier and others agreed not to tell authorities about former football coach jerry sandusky. meantime, sandusky was transferred to state prison where he will serve 3 to 60 years behind bars. >>> and residents in louisville, kentucky, are waiting to return to their homes after workers accidentally sparked a chemical fire at the site of a train derailment. at least three workers suffered serious burns. residents outside the evacuation zone have been warned to stay
after diverting his efforts to manage the recovery following super storm sandy, president obama is back on the campaign trail today. the commander in chief wednesday in new jersey touring the devastation along the coastline. but he's making up for time today. his republican challenger mitt romney spends the day campaigning in virginia. more than 19 million people have already cast early ballots, but those, of course, won't be counted until november 6th. >>> state prosecutors in...
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did this show of bipartisanship help president obama? >> not only the show of bipartisanship but who was involved, that it was governor christie who gave the keynote address for president rgovernor talking about the president, someone groping in had the dark for the leadership switch, and went out in a way that left people close to romney saying, why were you so effusive before the president had done anything yet? people are starved for this kind of bipartisan cooperation. you saw it here on a huge national stage with so many people paying attention. >> turnout will be key here. what are the specific coalitions each candidate wants to see? >> you see the president trying hard to win big. he's going to do worse with white voters than four years ago but his coalition, the growing amount of new voters in the country are nonwhite, hispanic, african-american. he needs to do big numbers there. what romney is relying on is not just running up the score among white voters, it particularly white men, but he has to win the key -- the swing voting
did this show of bipartisanship help president obama? >> not only the show of bipartisanship but who was involved, that it was governor christie who gave the keynote address for president rgovernor talking about the president, someone groping in had the dark for the leadership switch, and went out in a way that left people close to romney saying, why were you so effusive before the president had done anything yet? people are starved for this kind of bipartisan cooperation. you saw it here...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> and still to come on "today" the very latest on hurricane sandy. ard gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's the card for people who like more cash. [ italian accent ] 50% more dough! what's in your wallet? trtronger [ italian accent ] 50% more dough! lashes? for your longest, most stunning lashes yet. one coat get up and grow mascara. only from almay. only for me. [ female announcer ] breast cancer touches all of us. and all of us can join the fight, with save lids to save lives. redeem lids from over 100 general mills products. together we can make a difference. find lids now at walmart. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked int
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> and still to come on "today" the very latest on hurricane sandy. ard gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's the...
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president obama's back on the campaign trail. polls show him up by six in iowa, two in wisconsin and two in new hampshire, but this week he's focused on new jersey. >> we are not going to tolerate red tape, we are not going to tolerate bureaucracy. >> reporter: touring storm damage with republican rival governor chris christie. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state. there will be some folks who will criticize me for complimenting him. well, you know what, i speak the truth. >> reporter: analysts say the president's picking up political points. >> the message that christie is sending voters is that obama is doing a good job. he's not a scary, socialist person, that he's somebody who can be trusted. >> reporter: in florida, governor romney criticized the administration's record helping small business. >> sometimes, regulators seem to look at businesses like they're the enemy. >> reporter: he never mentioned the president by name, but governor jeb bush did, claiming mr. obama's
president obama's back on the campaign trail. polls show him up by six in iowa, two in wisconsin and two in new hampshire, but this week he's focused on new jersey. >> we are not going to tolerate red tape, we are not going to tolerate bureaucracy. >> reporter: touring storm damage with republican rival governor chris christie. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state. there will be some folks who will criticize me for...
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the obama campaign really never left after 2008. they have 60 offices here, about 20 for romney. is this going to become a matter of knocking on doors and getting voters out, and is romney at a disadvantage because of the organization? >> no. it's not about offices, it's about ideas. and what's driving the campaign in the later stages is the fact that with this crushing unemployment of 8% nationally, with national debt now $6 trillion higher under this president, gas prices doubling, i think what the independent voters, the undecideds want to know about who has the best ideas the next four years and i think increasingly they believe it's mitt romney with his plan. >> you have to get your voters out. we've seen the polls razor tight here. you have a storm coming. are you at all concerned that -- let's assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. is that now a card? >> it's seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. we've taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. the power company is well aware of tha
the obama campaign really never left after 2008. they have 60 offices here, about 20 for romney. is this going to become a matter of knocking on doors and getting voters out, and is romney at a disadvantage because of the organization? >> no. it's not about offices, it's about ideas. and what's driving the campaign in the later stages is the fact that with this crushing unemployment of 8% nationally, with national debt now $6 trillion higher under this president, gas prices doubling, i...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> good morning. insult to injury. with millions still reeling from hurricane sandy, now a nor'easter is brewing and it's set to bring high winds and heavy rain to the people who need it least. as temperatures in the northeast dip dangerously low today, we're tracking the storm. >>> complete devastation. a first look insi one new jersey town swamped by sandy. but its residents vowing to rebuild. a message of hope amid the ruins. >>> and down the stretch they come. president obama and governor romney crisscrossing the country hoping to persuade veters to vote for them on election day. and we are right in the middle of all the action "today," sunday, november 4, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," decision 2012, with lester holt and erica hill live from democracy plaza. >>> good morning and welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt here on our beautiful little location. i call it the studio with a view, democracy plaza. our backdrop for nbc's election c
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> good morning. insult to injury. with millions still reeling from hurricane sandy, now a nor'easter is brewing and it's set to bring high winds and heavy rain to the people who need it least. as temperatures in the northeast dip dangerously low today, we're tracking the storm. >>> complete devastation. a first look insi one new jersey town swamped by sandy. but its residents vowing to rebuild. a message of...
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president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado. he'll do one last rally in florida today before heading back to washington. on sunday the president met with fema, the federal emergency management agency overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. >> reporter: in florida the president told campaign workers turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out, they're the one whose are going to win florida. >> reporter: that could be tough in states where sandy is headed. maryland already canceled early voting today. virginia, a battleground state could see power outages lasting until election day. >> several months ago we had the largest -- third largest power outage in history but we got everything pretty much back on in seven days. we're not expecting that this time. >> reporter: virginia is already planning to extend its hours for absentee voting. those absentee votes cou
president obama canceled events in virginia and colorado. he'll do one last rally in florida today before heading back to washington. on sunday the president met with fema, the federal emergency management agency overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. >> reporter: in florida the president told campaign workers turnout is the key....
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right now president obama will tour the damage in new jersey. the storm is to blame for at least 50 deaths, including one in anne arundel koicounty, one montgomery county. sandy is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in american history. it's estimated to be $20 billion in property damage and another $30 billion in lost business. >>> right now crews continue to work around the clock to restore power to thousands of residents. dominion virginia has more than 33,000 customers still in the dark. pepco is working to get the lights on for more than 1,500 customers. and bge has 24,000 customers in our region without power. more than 22,000 of them are in anne arundel county. >>> it is back to work and school for most folks in our area. the federal government and local jurisdictions are back up this morning, as are most public schools in the area. there are some exceptions to that, though. in virginia manassas park city schools are closed. there are two-hour delays in culpeper, frederick, fauquier, and shenandoah counties. buses are
right now president obama will tour the damage in new jersey. the storm is to blame for at least 50 deaths, including one in anne arundel koicounty, one montgomery county. sandy is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in american history. it's estimated to be $20 billion in property damage and another $30 billion in lost business. >>> right now crews continue to work around the clock to restore power to thousands of residents. dominion virginia has more than 33,000...
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the obama administration has ordered the purchase of as much as 22 million gallons of fuel and diesel for the areas hardest hit by sandy. people in new york and new jersey are having major problems getting gas. many stations are closed because of damage or lack of power leading to long lines that stretch for miles to get a few stations -- get to a few station thas are open. dominion power crews from our area are in new jersey this morning. while the power could be back on for people in manhattan by the end of today in parts of new jersey restoring power is taking a bit longer. news 4's jim rosenthal reports from essex falls, new jersey. >> 31 degrees outside. we're freezing. we have no heat. >> reporter: desperate pleas from the powerless in essex county. residents see utility trucks and beg for relief. >> is it tough on you guys? >> yeah. we're doing our best. there's a lot of damage. >> reporter: their best means navigating around a maze of massive downed trees, 100 of them in essex fells alone slowing restoration to the customers without power in a state with about 1.5 million stil
the obama administration has ordered the purchase of as much as 22 million gallons of fuel and diesel for the areas hardest hit by sandy. people in new york and new jersey are having major problems getting gas. many stations are closed because of damage or lack of power leading to long lines that stretch for miles to get a few stations -- get to a few station thas are open. dominion power crews from our area are in new jersey this morning. while the power could be back on for people in...
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president obama promised federal help. for new jersey. >> we go through tough times but we bounced back. the reason we bounceback is because we look out for one another. we don't leave anybody behind. >> getting back to life as usual is complicated, creating long lines for food and gas. >> we are coming back, definitely, without a doubt, we are coming back, all of us, together. >> across the northeast, communities are refusing to quit until their lives are restored. millions of people are beginning their third day without power especially for those cut off from their homes along the jersey shore. the recovery can happen soon enough. >> after dodging a bullet here at home, many of those are ready to spring into action to help by heading north to help the recovery. >> good morning, five baltimore city paramedics are leaving today as part of a team leading first thing this morning to go to new jersey to help. they are going to be helping thousands of people that are surrounded by water and in desperate need of medical care. t
president obama promised federal help. for new jersey. >> we go through tough times but we bounced back. the reason we bounceback is because we look out for one another. we don't leave anybody behind. >> getting back to life as usual is complicated, creating long lines for food and gas. >> we are coming back, definitely, without a doubt, we are coming back, all of us, together. >> across the northeast, communities are refusing to quit until their lives are restored....
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. >>> and an president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> take a look at some of the pictures sent into us by viewers. there is flooding in the sandbridge section of virginia beach. a
. >>> and an president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting...
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instead of campaigning today as planned, president obama is getting briefings at the white house and warning americans. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: eight states plus washington, d.c. were declared federal disaster areas before the storm hit. west virginia was added early this morning. president clinton filled in in ohio. >> he got up this morning and called me and said i got to go back right now, this storm is getting out of hand. i said, mr. president, that is the right call. >> reporter: governor mitt romney scheduled a storm relief rally in ohio today. he and paul ryan are urging supporters to donate. >> swing by, give a hand -- >> make sure we do our very best to help those being impacted by the storm. >> anything he says injects pure politics into it. so you want to be careful if you're the romney need to keep an eye on it, obviously. but don't necessarily try to get in front of the story in any way. >> reporter: one week before the election, polls are tied, but campaigning
instead of campaigning today as planned, president obama is getting briefings at the white house and warning americans. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: eight states plus washington, d.c. were declared federal disaster areas before the storm hit. west virginia was added early this morning. president clinton filled in in ohio. >> he got up this morning and called me and said i...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> sandy is expected to affect beach communities along the east coast. beach towns in new jersey are already bracing for impact. wcau in philadelphia joins us from long island beach with more on how residents there are preparing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i want to show you the ocean.
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. >> i am holly jackson in washington where president obama has signed an emergency declaration for the district of columbia along with seven states up the eastern seaboard from maryland, massachusetts, as far west as pennsylvania. government offices have been closed, and most federal employees will not be reporting for work. that does not include emergency personnel. they will have their hands full. the president has promised the governors and mayors that he will work to cut through rotate to make sure that people get help there need -- a need after sandy strikes. the director of fema has been urging people to listen to local officials when it comes to any evacuation orders. >> thank you. you can track hurricane sandy's movements on our radar. you can see the satellite images. find all of that at wbaltv.com. officials are telling maryland residents to prepare for losing power for a while. >> crews are working to restore 700 outages in maryland, including more than 400 of them in baltimore city. more than 100 in baltimore county. officials say more than 3000 workers will be available in
. >> i am holly jackson in washington where president obama has signed an emergency declaration for the district of columbia along with seven states up the eastern seaboard from maryland, massachusetts, as far west as pennsylvania. government offices have been closed, and most federal employees will not be reporting for work. that does not include emergency personnel. they will have their hands full. the president has promised the governors and mayors that he will work to cut through...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> in our headlines this morning, some dominion virginia power crews are heading north to new jersey. >>> today is the last day for early voting in maryland. polls open until 9:00 tonight. >>> the man who police believe threw pipe bombs in our area is in a montana jail. that and more. >> let's take a live look outside. 5:31. 45 degrees, a cold start to the day. weather and traffic on the ones. tom kieran, what's going on? >> thankfully, drier than yesterday. chilly drizzle yesterday and today, we'll have some welcome sunshine coming back. and this is what the sky has been looking like overnight. the clouds in and out, and a little bit of a peek of the moon, and bright spot of the moon, quite a bit of cloudiness, and the areas of clouds extend to the south and on to the nosh neck of virginia and monorth across montgomery county. autumn constellations visible and the bay around the eastern shore. cloud cover producing a few sprinkles, where it's still only near
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> in our headlines this morning, some dominion virginia power crews are heading north to new jersey. >>> today is the last day for early voting in maryland. polls open until 9:00 tonight. >>> the man who police believe threw pipe bombs in our area is in a montana jail. that and more. >> let's take a live look outside. 5:31. 45 degrees, a cold start to the day. weather and traffic on the ones. tom...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. sandy is setting a record for the amount of snowfall in the great smoky mountains. take a look. two more feet of snow fell in tennessee, adding to the record snowfall already. rangers say the area usually gets four inches of snow this time of year. my goodness. two more feet of snow. two more feet, people. not inches. feet. >> unbeli
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ]...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back at 5:16. we're taking a live look outside at germantown, maryland. this is i-270 at father hurley boulevard in germantown where the roads are wet. the rain is starting to come down. schools in the area are closed. danella sealock will have the latest traffic throughout the morning. >> stay in place and be prepared. >>> people in d.c. breaking out sandbags and boarding up their windows. >> especially especially sections that are prone toed fl flooding. megan mcgrath live in the bloomingdale neighborhood with more on that. >> reporter: the bloomingdale neighborhood has had a terrible time in recent months. they have flooded with normal garden variety storms. you can imagine the level of anxiety with sandy heading our way. this is the windows cafe. you can see they brought out the patio furniture. they have sandbags in front of that doorway. here is rhode island avenue. we're actually seeing traffic lighter than usual. perhaps not too surprising. the d.c. government is c
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back at 5:16. we're taking a live look outside at germantown, maryland. this is i-270 at father hurley boulevard in germantown where the roads are wet. the rain is starting to come down. schools in the area are closed. danella sealock will have the latest traffic throughout the morning. >> stay in place and be prepared. >>> people in d.c. breaking out sandbags and boarding up their windows....
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this is some of what president obama will likely see on his tour here today. i'm standing at a restaurant in a beachside motel, and i'm standing in sand. it's got to be three or four feet, think about it. this is the breakfast counter right here. on a typical morning like this people would be in here enjoying a cup of coffee, breakfast, maybe watching you guys on tv and checking out the view. by the way, i stayed at this hotel last night, breakfast not included and certainly not power either, but the bed was comfortable. let me show you out here. the sand was swept in by the surge. it goes in block after block after block here. there are homes, vacation homes. there are year-rouyn residents that live here, condos. i found it interesting. this clock up here is one of the few things that was actually running. must be on battery because it actually hats right time, eastern time right now. this is an area where people have been starting to come today to view the damage for themselves. we mentioned the president and the governor will be touring the jersey shore, bu
this is some of what president obama will likely see on his tour here today. i'm standing at a restaurant in a beachside motel, and i'm standing in sand. it's got to be three or four feet, think about it. this is the breakfast counter right here. on a typical morning like this people would be in here enjoying a cup of coffee, breakfast, maybe watching you guys on tv and checking out the view. by the way, i stayed at this hotel last night, breakfast not included and certainly not power either,...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> super storm sandy moves in and leaves widespread damage and millions in the dark this morning. >>> and breaking news. as if storm damage wasn't enough, look at this. new york city firefighters battling a massive fire, new overnight. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this tuesday, october 30th, 2012. >> we are keeping a close eye on sandy. right now the storm being blamed for at least 16 deaths, including one in anne arundel county and one in montgomery county, maryland. more than 6 million homes and businesses in the dark. nyu's tisch hospital evacuated last night because of a power outage. doctors and nurses started with the sickest and the youngest, loading them into ambulances. that includes 20 babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. some on respirators operating under battery power. and if the power outages weren't enough, a 13-foot wave of sea water flooded manhattan. coastal communities
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> super storm sandy moves in and leaves widespread damage and millions in the dark this morning. >>> and breaking news. as if storm damage wasn't enough, look at this. new york city firefighters battling a massive fire, new overnight. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this tuesday, october 30th, 2012. >> we are keeping a close...
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president obama will be here later today. report for wbal-tv 11 news. >> just amazing to look at those pictures. >> unbelievable. 6:10. could have ah positive effect on the job market. >> is the plans to buy one of the big movie franchisees of all time -- disney plans to buy one of the biggest movie franchises. >> i will show you a satellite picture and you'll like it. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >> things are starting to return to normal on the area roads. a word of an accident in the >> welcome back. 6:14. 45 degrees downtown. it will be a little chilly but things will settle down and we don't expect any trouble for trick-or-treating appeared there are some flood warnings and advisers in the faeffect. it takes a long time for the water to run off. it will take a couple of days to drain down into the bay and into the ocean. there could be some minor flooding in a few neighborhoods. it is chilly. 41 at the airport. 38 in parkton. 42 in rock hall. take a heavier jacket this morning. you can see the center of the storm
president obama will be here later today. report for wbal-tv 11 news. >> just amazing to look at those pictures. >> unbelievable. 6:10. could have ah positive effect on the job market. >> is the plans to buy one of the big movie franchisees of all time -- disney plans to buy one of the biggest movie franchises. >> i will show you a satellite picture and you'll like it. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >> things are starting to return to normal on the area...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> an increasdible >>> a brazilian model not winning many fans with this photo shoot. she posted is he duseductively. the former playboy brazil model possessed in other disasters, including sinking the "titanic." >> you set yourself up. >> that's mean. >> those sorts of things they post on facebook to poke fun at popular culture. >>> actor george clooney, an active political fund-raiser, it is in his blood. >> he's a distant relative to abraham lincoln. half first cousin five times removed from president lincoln. lincoln's mother, half sister of clooney's fourth great grandmother. you got that too? just before the new movie hits theaters, ancestry, free access to more than 20,000 documents showcasing lincoln's life. "lincoln" opens nationwide next friday. clooney and brad pitt are friends. and since brad pitt is related to president obama, one upping? >> tom hanks. >
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> an increasdible >>> a brazilian model not winning many fans with this photo shoot. she posted is he duseductively. the former playboy brazil model possessed in other disasters, including sinking the "titanic." >> you set yourself up. >> that's mean. >> those sorts of things they...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. it is 45 degrees. a cold start to your start to the month of november. can you believe it? and still feeling some of the effects of sandy still. >> speaking of which, take a look at some snow we want to show you. this is in tennessee, two more feet of snow in the great smoky mountains there, adding to the record snowfall they got earlier in the week. rangers say this area usually gets about four inches of snow this time of year. hurricane sandy caused more snowfall in the past week to the tune of two-plus feet. >> that's just craziness. it's crazy. it's bad enough you have to deal with the rain and the winds. then snow. let's check on the storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein, hoping things are calm in our area. >> things are settling down. weather and traffic as we approach 6:11 on this thursday morning. we have clouds rolling through. we are getting a few sprinkles. those areas in green, north and west of washington, might have a few sprink
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. it is 45 degrees. a cold start to your start to the month of november. can you believe it? and still feeling some of the effects of sandy still. >> speaking of which, take a look at some snow we want to show you. this is in tennessee, two more feet of snow in the great smoky mountains there, adding to the record snowfall they got earlier in the week. rangers say this area usually gets about four...
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. >> reporter: instead of campaigning today as planned, president obama is getting briefings at the white house and warning americans. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: he declared emergencies in eight states, plus washington, d.c., before the storm. virginia and west virginia were added early this morning, along with the first federal disaster areas. new jersey and new york. with the president busy in washington, president clinton filled in at a rally in ohio. >> he got up this morning and called me and said i've got to go back right now. this storm is getting out of hand, i've got to handle it. and i said, mr. president, that is the right call. >> reporter: governor mitt romney scheduled a storm relief rally in ohio today. he and paul ryan are urging supporters to donate. >> swing by, give a hand. you know firsthand what people are going to need. >> make sure we do our very best to help those that are being impacted by this storm. >> anything that he says injects pure politics into it. a
. >> reporter: instead of campaigning today as planned, president obama is getting briefings at the white house and warning americans. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: he declared emergencies in eight states, plus washington, d.c., before the storm. virginia and west virginia were added early this morning, along with the first federal disaster areas. new jersey and new york....
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mitt romney back on the campaign trail but president obama still dealing with some recovery. "today in the bay's" tracie pots with a look at what that could mean for election day. >> for governor romney, it means more campaigning. starting today, he's got three stops in florida. he starts out in tampa, then miami, then up in jacksonville later in the day. he is back today after taking some time off in the wake of this storm. hurricane turned tropical storm sandy. now he's going to be putting out there again in florida. but yesterday in ohio governor romney was collecting donations. he was soliciting donations for the american red cross. president obama not yet back on the campaign trail. he had a stop scheduled tomorrow in colorado. we're not sure yet if he's going to do that. today's events danced. but he will be going to new jersey. interestingly to tour storm damage with republican rival governor christie. >> what about ohio, that's the biggest battleground state affected by the storm. >> it is. we've been focusing on new york and new jersey and they're having to make some
mitt romney back on the campaign trail but president obama still dealing with some recovery. "today in the bay's" tracie pots with a look at what that could mean for election day. >> for governor romney, it means more campaigning. starting today, he's got three stops in florida. he starts out in tampa, then miami, then up in jacksonville later in the day. he is back today after taking some time off in the wake of this storm. hurricane turned tropical storm sandy. now he's going...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> welcome back. 6:25. lots of ghouls and goblins expected to be out for halloween. tonight many busy georgetown streets will be cut off to traffic. those restrictions are in place at 6:00 tonight until 4:00 a.m. meantime, halloween activities like trick or treat or parades are being changed or cancelled due to sandy. he can check out our list or add your changes to it at nbcwashington.com. >>> the wizards can't be too happy about the start of their regular season. they fell 94-84. the wizards played from behind almost the entire game. they scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. it just wasn't meant to be. rookie bradley beale struggled in his debut, scoring just eight points. >>> people need to be careful. last couple of days, people cooped up, stir crazy, going out for halloween. just be safe. >>> 6:26 is our time. ahead, we'll tell you what's open and what's not. anncr: it's
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> welcome back. 6:25. lots of ghouls and goblins expected to be out for halloween. tonight many busy georgetown streets will be cut off to traffic. those restrictions are in place at 6:00 tonight until 4:00 a.m. meantime, halloween activities like trick or treat or parades are being changed or cancelled due to sandy....
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> good saturday morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're it off a cloudy and chilly start here in washington. that is the pattern for the rest of your saturday. currently we are at 45 degrees here in downtown. 44 in belvoir. 44 degrees at andrews airforce base. 43 in leesburg and ashburn. for today more clouds than sunshine no doubt about that. this northwesterly breeze will stick around out of the northwest ten to 20 miles per hour with highs today generally up into the low 50s and then for tomorrow more sunshine finally back into the picture. watch out for early darkness as we fall back. set your clocks back one hour tonight. >> all right. thanks. another news update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show in new york. >>> there's not a problem with your television. that's exactly what parts of new york city look like in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. the lights went out suddenly, and for days, it was very, very dark. only a hint of light in places. in some ways, it really became a t
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> good saturday morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're it off a cloudy and chilly start here in washington. that is the pattern for the rest of your saturday. currently we are at 45 degrees here in downtown. 44 in belvoir. 44 degrees at andrews airforce base. 43 in leesburg and ashburn. for today more clouds than sunshine no doubt about that. this northwesterly breeze will stick around out of the...
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obama arguing for another four year. >> after four years as president you know me by now. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may be frustrated at the pace of change, but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. >> reporter: mr. romney calling himself the agent of change. >> this is no time for small measures. this is time for real change and when i'm elected president on day one we'll bring real change to america! >> reporter: and as the hurricane sandy recovery effort continues, both candidates took time to mention the storm victims thursday. >> no democrats or republicans during a storm. they are just fellow americans. >> if you have a few extra dollars, send them along to the american red cross or to the salvation army or to other relief organizations, it can make a difference in the lives of our fellow citizens. >> reporter: mr. romney was then interrupted by a protester. >> what about climate, that's what brought this monster storm. >> usa! usa. >> reporter: in the center of the response, new york city mayor michael bloomberg also suggested c
obama arguing for another four year. >> after four years as president you know me by now. you may not agree with every decision i've made. you may be frustrated at the pace of change, but you know what i believe. you know where i stand. >> reporter: mr. romney calling himself the agent of change. >> this is no time for small measures. this is time for real change and when i'm elected president on day one we'll bring real change to america! >> reporter: and as the...
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at the flood-ravaged jersey shore, president obama came to meet with new jersey's governor wednesday and personally assessed the damage. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: at shore communities, the beach now buries homes and businesses. sand plowed from the streets like snow in a blizzard. >> you couldn't see anything. because the sand was so intense. >> in new york city, a dramatic division. >> there's no light, no power, no nothing. >> reporter: a huge chunk of downtown manhattan struggling without power. >> it's sort of like the city has been in some ways cut in half around 40th or 42nd street. >> reporter: schools remain shut, but much of the city is finally coming to life. mayor bloomberg helped reopen the stock exchange thanks to generator power. limited subway service resumes today, but mass transit is a disaster. many have to get around either on foot or on wheels. the gridlock is now extreme and car pooling is a must. >> from 6:00 a.m. till midnight, if you'
at the flood-ravaged jersey shore, president obama came to meet with new jersey's governor wednesday and personally assessed the damage. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: at shore communities, the beach now buries homes and businesses. sand plowed from the streets like snow in a blizzard. >> you couldn't see anything. because the sand was so intense. >>...
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president obama will make stops in new hampshire, florida and ohio. republican governor mitt romney will hold rallies in pennsylvania, virginia and ohio. plus iowa. yesterday both candidates crossed paths just hours apart from each other as they crisscrossed the country. >> we've made progress, virginia. >> we can't lose. >> iowa is seen as critical to both companies especially for the gop. no republican has taken over the white house without winning ohio. >>> back here at home, one of the hotly contested races in alameda county is for the supervisor seat. a resignation after a scandal involving drugs and sex. as "today in the bay" monte francis reports, voters had a chance to hear from three out of four candidates. the missing candidate has controversial background of her own to overcome. >> reporter: voters packed a coffee house to hear from district two candidates during a forum sponsored by religious leaders. richard is running to finish out the remaining two terms of his term. he says his first priority if elected would be to help preserve st. ro
president obama will make stops in new hampshire, florida and ohio. republican governor mitt romney will hold rallies in pennsylvania, virginia and ohio. plus iowa. yesterday both candidates crossed paths just hours apart from each other as they crisscrossed the country. >> we've made progress, virginia. >> we can't lose. >> iowa is seen as critical to both companies especially for the gop. no republican has taken over the white house without winning ohio. >>> back...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> all right. we're breaking out all the products this morning. >> first vaseline and chap stick. >> or aquaphor. we have been complaining our hands being dry, trying to fund a great lotion. i put the lotion on before i came on and already started to crack. >> and love you like i do, i won't share my chap stick with you. >> don't worry. don't worry. >> we don't know each other quite that well. but beautiful weather, finally starting to come out. look at the picture behind us here, already, a golden glow to the sky out there. a nice change of pace, the real thing, clearing skies and daylight saving time, thing of the past. standard time means return of the sunshine an hour earlier, enjoy it, everybody. because at 5:04 when the sun goes down, you will think to yourself, that's early for the sun to be going down. before the week is through, our sunsets will be back before 5:00, and they will stay that way until 2013. why does that always sound so far away when you add on the next year. 41 degrees at n
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> all right. we're breaking out all the products this morning. >> first vaseline and chap stick. >> or aquaphor. we have been complaining our hands being dry, trying to fund a great lotion. i put the lotion on before i came on and already started to crack. >> and love you like i do, i won't share my chap stick with you. >> don't worry. don't worry. >> we don't know each other quite that...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this is a live look at rehoboth beach, delaware. where the waves have reached the boardwalk already. >> 45 mile an hour winds that are coming through that area. erica has told us this morning the governor has said no one is allowed to drive in the state of delaware at this hour. rehoboth beach has been evacuated completely with the exception of a few news crews. our guys are going to have to get off the boardwalk and move to higher ground as the storm intensifies. >>> also,he storm has already forced more than 7,000 flights to be cancelled. that's according to the site flight aware. reagan and dulles do plan to stay open, but you're urged to contact your airline before you go to any airport anywhere on the eastern seaboard because thousands of flights have been cancelled. >> it can probably be the same situation for tomorrow as well. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein, who is following sandy and figuring out where it is going to h
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this is a live look at rehoboth beach, delaware. where the waves have reached the boardwalk already. >> 45 mile an hour winds that are coming through that area. erica has told us this morning the governor has said no one is allowed to drive in the state of delaware at this hour. rehoboth beach has been evacuated completely with the exception of a few news crews. our guys are going to have to get off the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the rain is still coming it down, making it tough to assess how much damage we have in the area from sandy. >>> right now we are learning more information on how much impact sandy is having on the d.c. area. the storm is being blamed for at least two deaths in the area, one in anne arundel county when a tree came crashing through a house. and a woman died in a car crash in montgomery county when her car hydroplaned off the road. the government is closed. metro is down. we leashed the transit agency will make an announcement sometime before noon today about when it will restore service. most schools are closed this morning. you can find a complete list of closures on the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> a live look outside this hour from our front yard. the rain is still falling. it is still cold. if there's any saving grace, tom, the wind has died down a fair amount. >> those leaves are barely moving. that's a good sign. the rain i
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> the rain is still coming it down, making it tough to assess how much damage we have in the area from sandy. >>> right now we are learning more information on how much impact sandy is having on the d.c. area. the storm is being blamed for at least two deaths in the area, one in anne arundel county when a tree came crashing through a house. and a woman died in a car crash in montgomery county when her car...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> now at 7:59 power companies across the region are closely tracking sandy. pepco is working ahead of the storm to try to prevent problems. the utility had linemen, contractors, and tree trimmers out on the streets yesterday. they are also running robocalls and have requested 2500 linemen from out of state to work after the storm. dominion is looking for help from other utilities and asking customers to stock up on flash lights, batteries and other supplies. emergency workers are working around the clock to prepare for the storm including pulling some long hours. crews in fairfax county are busy checking equipment including signage, generators, even boats. they're also encouraging people to stay home when the worst of the storm hits. >>> for the latest on tropical storm sandy and what your family needs to know to prepare download our weather app. just search nbc washington weather in i-tunes or the android market. we'll be back in 25 minutes with an update on
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> now at 7:59 power companies across the region are closely tracking sandy. pepco is working ahead of the storm to try to prevent problems. the utility had linemen, contractors, and tree trimmers out on the streets yesterday. they are also running robocalls and have requested 2500 linemen from out of state to work after the storm. dominion is looking for help from other utilities and asking customers to stock up on...
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the obama campaign says it's a sign that mr. romney has run out of routes to 270 electoral votes, the number needed to win so they are throwing hail marys in new states. little evidence to back up obama spin on that, savannah. three new polls out from the "new york times" showing the president leading narrowly in three states, pennsylvania, maryland and ohio. >> tamron hall is over at the news desk. new york. >> reporter: offer closing its doors for two days for the first time in its decade they reopen this morning. cnbc's mandy drury is there. mandy, good morning. >> reporter: thanks for that. the lights are own and traders have returned to business. hopefully things returning to normal. mayor bloomberg is ringing the opening bell after two days of being in the dark. we've not seen close here in the markets in the united states for 1888 for two days due to a weather-related event. things that we're look for, stocks impacted negatively by hurricane sandy, hotels, retailers, home improvement stores such as home depot and there's
the obama campaign says it's a sign that mr. romney has run out of routes to 270 electoral votes, the number needed to win so they are throwing hail marys in new states. little evidence to back up obama spin on that, savannah. three new polls out from the "new york times" showing the president leading narrowly in three states, pennsylvania, maryland and ohio. >> tamron hall is over at the news desk. new york. >> reporter: offer closing its doors for two days for the first...
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president obama goes back to washington to coordinate the federal response. tracie potts as the "commitment 2012" report. >> governor romney headed away from the coast, canceling sunday rallies in virginia and north carolina in the storm's path. instead, he will join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves at times my. >> president obama will do one last rally in florida before heading back to washington. on sunday, the bill as it met with the federal of its management agency -- the president met with the federal limits the management agency. >> anything they need, we will be there, and we will cut through red tape and we will not get bogged down with the rules. >> in florida, the president told campaign workers that turnout is key. >> will ever is able to get voters out will in florida. >> maryland has already cancelled early voting today. virginia, op-ed announced it, could see power outages lasting until the election -- for jack, a battleground state, could see power outages lasting until elect
president obama goes back to washington to coordinate the federal response. tracie potts as the "commitment 2012" report. >> governor romney headed away from the coast, canceling sunday rallies in virginia and north carolina in the storm's path. instead, he will join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves at times my. >> president obama will do one last rally in florida before heading back to washington....
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>> president obama needs to close it. the past four years, he needs to be proud of his accomplishments. he needs to make sure that he makes very clear what he's done and also for critics like joe, what he intends to do. i think a lot of us feel like we know what he intends to do. he needs to say it. fair enough? >> fair enough. it's going to be close in all of these swing states. it's all about the get out the vote message. and the obama team have more contacts on the ground than any other campaign in u.s. history. they've got to use those contacts. they're going to be making phone calls. they're going to be knocking on doors. mitt romney, on the other hand, he doesn't have that ground operation. he subbed it out to the rnc because he hasn't been president for four years. romney will be hoping for this momentum that swept from the first debate, to continue forward and carry him over the finish line. and it's momentum versus the obama ground game. and nobody -- and i mean nobody alive knows how this thing is going to end.
>> president obama needs to close it. the past four years, he needs to be proud of his accomplishments. he needs to make sure that he makes very clear what he's done and also for critics like joe, what he intends to do. i think a lot of us feel like we know what he intends to do. he needs to say it. fair enough? >> fair enough. it's going to be close in all of these swing states. it's all about the get out the vote message. and the obama team have more contacts on the ground than...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> that is a live look at staten island where we've been telling you this morning there is so much damage from sandy and a lot of frustrations. some residents say they have been flat out ignored in the wake of the storm, but on sunday it will also be the starting location for the new york city marathon. that's got a lot of people frustrated, angry. in a moment we'll talk to the congressman who represents that area. he is blasting the decision to go ahead with the event. it's a controversial decision. we'll talk about it coming up. inside studio 1 ak-. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. >> following this story on social media, seems that overwhelming responses against that decision. >> a lot of outrage about that. we'll get into that. >> if your home was damaged in stormont and want to get it fixed fast, how do you know who you can trust to do that all-important work? a warning to homeowners about unlicenses contractors we found patrolling very hard-hit
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> that is a live look at staten island where we've been telling you this morning there is so much damage from sandy and a lot of frustrations. some residents say they have been flat out ignored in the wake of the storm, but on sunday it will also be the starting location for the new york city marathon. that's got a lot of people frustrated, angry. in a moment we'll talk to the congressman who represents that area. he is...